Hotel Aegli Loutráki
15 G. Lekka Loutráki, Peloponnese, Greece
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Bus? Finished. Ice cream? Also Finished!
... the journey what should come on the screen but an adult TV channel, featuring a woman wiggling her bum! Fortunately the picture was terrible, it looked like she was in a snowstorm. Some of the Greek men (typically!) were very entertained by this and let out a cheer - I laughed a lot. After a few minutes it was remotely turned off and that was that. 6pm on a sunday afternoon...not what you expect eh? This is Greece!
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Ancient city where Mask of Agamemnon was found
... destruction of Mycenae is part of the general Bronze Age collapse. Within a short time around 1200 BC, all the palaces of southern Greece were burned, including the one at Mycenae
After viewing the ancient city we took the short bus ride to the Treasury of Atreus or Tomb of Agamemnon. It is an impressive tholos tomb on the Panagitsa Hill, constructed during the Bronze Age around 1250 BC. The lintel stone above the doorway weighs 120 ...
Those Oddball Guards, And A Day Trip To Corinth
... for over two minutes! It was totally weird and wonderful to see. Both Murray and I really enjoyed seeing such a different ceremony.
After Syntagma Square, we walked until we found a funky little organic place for lunch, called Pure Bliss. We enjoyed smoothies, fresh salads, and sandwiches – and Murray was even able to try a locally-grown organic Greek beer! By the end of lunch time, it was later afternoon and I was tired out from all ...
Epidaurus: Built for Butts, Not for Churches
... I sat on some stone steps on the grounds of the Epidaurus ruins and enjoyed the morning. Autumn is my favorite season, and I'm so disappointed I've missed it at home. So it was a special treat to sit on the stones feeling the little chilly kick in the air, looking at the beech tree turning yellow, and smelling the fallen leaves. After the concrete and grime of Athens and Cairo, the air here in the countryside ...
Epidavros or Bust
... there are a huge amount of other ruins as it was a temple of healing. The theatre is definitely the highlight though; it was a bit smaller than I thought on first sight but got bigger as we climbed up, and the famed acoustics definitely work. Someone burst into snatches of opera from the stage, producing applause from all round, and we also had fun playing with the scenery from an upcoming play; fibreglass rocks!
Ruined out, we headed off for a ...


